$70K in pot, tobacco seized during lockdown at Warkworth Institution

A lockdown at Warkworth Institution last week uncovered nearly $70,000 in marijuana and tobacco.

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) ordered the lockdown at the medium security federal institution on Jan. 4. Prison officials say staff conducted an extensive search during the lockdown which led to the seizure of a package containing contraband. Warkworth Institution is about 60 kilometres southeast of Peterborough.